the state senate in massachusetts today voting that massachusetts should move to a state-wide 11 dollar an hour minimum wage, because that would be good economically for the state of massachusetts. and this week in the united states senate, senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts made a widely circulated senate floor speech, making the case that the era of fighting about cutting social security is over. and now it is time to talk about expanding social security. at the very least, that used to be beltway heresy. senator warren now joins us, senator, thank you for joining us, nice to have you. >> it is good to be here. >> so why now? why do you think now is the time to talk about this when all we've heard from the very serious people in the beltway forever is that it is time to cut it. >> because it is time to talk about reality. you know, america's middle class has been hammered for a generation now. so adjusted for inflation, the wages of the middle class family have gone down. and yet, core expenses, housing, health care, sending kids to college have all shot through the roof. famil